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The African Queen

(1951)

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| Film | United Kingdom | Colour | 1h 45min |
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| Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley | Director: John Huston
14th November at 12.15pm on Sky Cinema Greats HD

In 1915, a gin-drinking river trader and a prim missionary make odd companions for a boat trip down a dangerous river, culminating in an attack on a German gunboat

Cast

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The African Queen (1951) screenshot (3) | Humphrey Bogart
Humphrey Bogart
Charlie Allnutt
The African Queen (1951) screenshot (2) | Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn
Rose Sayer
Screenshot from The African Queen (1951) (1) featuring Robert Morley
Rev Samuel Sayer – The Brother
The African Queen (1951) screenshot (4) | Peter Bull
Peter Bull
Capt of Louisa
Theodore Bikel
First Officer
Walter Gotell
Second Officer
Peter Swanwick
First Officer of Shona
Richard Marner
Second Officer of Shona
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Reviews

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Despite some unfortunate studio sets mixed in with real African footage, achieved through great hardship by all concerned this is one of those surprising films that really works, a splendidly successful mixture of comedy, character and adventure. (Halliwell’s)

How to watch

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Blu-ray and DVD (1)

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Pictures

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The African Queen (1951) Blu-ray cover from Studiocanal [2024] (1) featuring Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart
Main title from The African Queen (1951) (13). Directed by John Huston
Main title from The African Queen (1951) (12). Produced by Sam Spiegel
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Main title from The African Queen (1951) (6). Based on the novel ‘The African Queen’ by C S Forester
Main title from The African Queen (1951) (5). And Peter Bull, Theodore Bikel, Walter Gotell, Peter Swanwick, Richard Marner
Main title from The African Queen (1951) (4). With Robert Morley as The Brother
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Main title from The African Queen (1951) (2). Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in
Main title from The African Queen (1951) (1). Romulus presents
Screenshot from The African Queen (1951) (4) featuring Peter Bull
Screenshot from The African Queen (1951) (3) featuring Humphrey Bogart
Screenshot from The African Queen (1951) (2) featuring Katharine Hepburn
Screenshot from The African Queen (1951) (1) featuring Robert Morley

Production

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John Huston
Director / Writer
Sam Spiegel
Producer
John Woolf
Producer
Peter Viertel
Writer
James Agee
Writer (adapted for the screen by)
C S Forester
Writer (novel)
John Collier
Writer

Companies

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Independent Film Distributors (IFD)
Distribution company
Remus Films Ltd.
Distribution company